Rhode Island Profile
Key Figures:
- 2 Seats: 0R, 2D
- Rhode Island Republicans regularly win a third of the state's US House vote, but have won no seats since 1992
Rhode Island Rankings 2010
Democracy Index 32nd (26.8) Representation 32nd (24.6) Margin of Victory 10th (18.5) Seats-to-Votes 45th (41.2) Landslide Index 15th (50) House Turnout 19th (44.4)
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1992 |
1994 |
1996 |
1998 |
2000 |
2002 |
2004 |
2006 |
2008 |
2010 |
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Democracy Index |
-- |
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31.9 |
29.4 |
32.8 |
26.8 |
35.0 |
25.6 |
30.8 |
26.8 |
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Voter Turnout |
51% |
45% |
48% |
39% |
51% |
41% |
53% |
50.5% |
58.1% |
44.4% |
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Representation Index |
36% |
27% |
32% |
27% |
33% |
28% |
37% |
35.5% |
40.3% |
24.6% |
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Wasted Votes |
30% |
39% |
33% |
30% |
41% |
32% |
31% |
29% |
30.7% |
44.6% |
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% Of Wasted R / D Votes |
27/25 |
100/0 |
100/0 |
100/0 |
100/0 |
100/0 |
100/0 |
100/0 |
100/0 |
100/0 |
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Drop-Off Voters |
12.1% |
5.4% |
7.8% |
1.4% |
6% |
1.1% |
8% |
3.1% |
7.1% |
2.1% |
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Avg Margin of Victory |
46% |
22% |
37% |
43% |
36% |
38.3% |
41% |
74.9% |
44% |
18.5% |
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Votes for (R-D-O%) |
47-48-5 |
39-61-0 |
30-67-3 |
26-70-4 |
23-64-12 |
30-68-2 |
28-70-2 |
11-71-18 |
27.1-69.3-3.6 |
37.9-55.4-6.7 |
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Seats for (R-D-O%) |
50-50-0 |
0-100-0 |
0-100-0 |
0-100-0 |
0-100-0 |
0-100-0 |
0-100-0 |
0-100-0 |
0-100-0 |
0-100-0 |
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Seat Changes |
-- |
1 (+1D) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Election Results and Analysis: 2002-2010
Results 2002-2010 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 U.S. House (R-D-O) 0-2-0 0-2-0 0-2-0 0-2-0 0-2-0 Landslide Index 100% 100% 100% 100% 50% Tight: < 5 0 0 0 0 0 Competitive: 5-10 0 0 0 0 1 Opportunity: 10-20 0 0 0 0 0 Landslide: 20-40 1 1 0 0 1 No Contest: 40+ 1 1 1 2 0 Uncontested 0 0 0 0 0 Total Running / Total Seats 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 1/2 Re-Election / Total Incumbent 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 1/1 Landslide / Total Incumbent 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 1/1 R. Landslide / R. Incumbent NA NA NA 0/0 0/0 D. Landslide / D. Incumbent 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 1/1 Untouchable Repeat Landslide 1 2 2 2 1 Uncontested Primary 2 -- -- 0 -- Elected Women 0 0 0 0 0 Elected Racial Minorities 0 0 0 0 0
Scale of Competitiveness
Incumbents
Election Results and Analysis: 1992-2000
Results 1992-2000 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 U.S. House (R-D-O) 1-1-0 0-2-0 0-2-0 0-2-0 0-2-0 Landslide Index 100% 50% 100% 100% 100% Tight: < 5 0 0 0 0 0 Competitive: 5-10 0 1 0 0 0 Opportunity: 10-20 0 0 0 0 0 Landslide: 20-40 0 1 1 1 0 No Contest: 40+ 2 0 1 1 2 Uncontested 0 0 0 0 0 Total Running / Total Seats 2/2 1/2 1/2 2/2 1/2 Re-Election / Total Incumbent 2/2 1/1 1/1 2/2 1/1 Landslide / Total Incumbent 2/2 1/1 1/1 2/2 1/1 R. Landslide / R. Incumbent 1/1 NA NA NA NA D. Landslide / D. Incumbent 1/1 1/1 1/1 2/2 1/1 Untouchable Repeat Landslide 0 1 0 2 1 Uncontested Primary 1 1 1 2 1 Elected Women 0 0 0 0 0 Elected Racial Minorities 0 0 0 0 0
Scale of Competitiveness
Incumbents
Election Results and Analysis: 1982-1990
Results 1982-1990 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 U.S. House (R-D-O) 1-1-0 1-1-0 1-1-0 2-0-0 1-1-0 Landslide Index 50% 100% 50% 50% 0% Tight: < 5 0 0 0 0 0 Competitive: 5-10 0 0 0 0 0 Opportunity: 10-20 1 0 1 1 2 Landslide: 20-40 1 2 0 0 0 No Contest: 40+ 0 0 1 1 0 Uncontested 0 0 0 0 0 Total Running / Total Seats 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 1/2 Re-Election / Total Incumbent 2/2 2/2 2/2 1/2 1/1 Landslide / Total Incumbent 1/2 2/2 1/2 1/2 0/1 R. Landslide / R. Incumbent 0/1 1/1 1/1 1/1 0/1 D. Landslide / D. Incumbent 1/1 1/1 0/1 0/1 NA Untouchable Repeat Landslide 1 1 0 1 0 Uncontested Primary 2 2 2 2 1 Elected Women 1 1 1 0 0 Elected Racial Minorities 0 0 0 0 0
Scale of Competitiveness
Incumbents